Apostrophes - English meaning
Apostrophes – definitions in English dictionary
nounA punctuation mark (') used to indicate either possession (e.g. harry ' s book ; boys ' coats ) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can ' t ; he ' s ; 1 jan. ' 99 ).
nounA punctuation mark (') used to indicate either possession (e.g. harry's book; boys' coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can't; he's; 1 jan. '99)
Usage examples:
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nounAn exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified).
Usage examples:
Lanyer's apostrophe to mary
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Word origin
mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek apostrophē ‘turning away’, from apostrephein ‘turn away’ (see apostrophe1).
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